Customers can enjoy a coffee or a tipple then lie back in a luxurious room after The Little George was given a £600,000 makeover.

The coffee shop and Bent’s Brew House bar, in Eccleshall, was unveiled in July and the guesthouse with four famous George-themed rooms – Clooney, Harrison, Michael and Best – was completed last week.

Owner Adrian Davies’ ambitious project to transform The Little George took 18 months, but there’s more plans in the pipeline.

The idea of the 15 beers and 65 gins on offer is to take you on an adventure around the world, and he wants to do the same with his food options.

Owner Adrian Davies outside The Little George.

But he hasn’t forgotten the roots of Bent’s Brew House – the venue serves a ‘Monty’ beer named after its Montgomery Brewery and a ‘30-Js’ after the brewery’s premises on 30 Johnson Street in Liverpool.

The 49-year-old former management consultant, from Eccleshall, said: “I used to live in a former Bent’s Brew House pub in Stone. We use the same old Bent’s branding on the bar here to keep the heritage, but we’re also trying to update it by creating an environment you might find in a city centre like a Botanist or an Alchemist.

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“As we were refurbishing the place, we even discovered some quirky features like an old well. It used to be a lot bigger, hence why it’s only ‘The Little George’ now!”

The reopening of The Little George has created nine jobs for the local area, including three full-time positions.

Inside The Little George in Eccleshall.

It is open from 9.30am for breakfast and coffee but there’s also a range of freshly prepared deli-style sandwiches available until 3.30pm. After that the town centre venue transforms into a more traditional bar.

“The idea is that whatever kind of brew you fancy – whether it be a cup of tea or a beer – we can cater to you,” Adrian said.

“Our mission is to get people out of their homes and back into the community.”